Marion Merchant

Marion I. (Montville) Merchant, 97, beloved wife of the late Donald F. Merchant Sr., passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her loving family, on Dec. 11, 2025. Born in Millbury and raised in Hopkinton, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Celia (Reil) Montville.

Soon after graduating from Hopkinton High School, she met and married her future husband, Donald F. Merchant. Together they settled in Northborough, where they raised their family. Marion enjoyed being a homemaker and mother to their eight children.

After raising her family, she spent the next 30 years in Brooksville, Florida. She was very active and enjoyed line dancing several times a week with her friends. Marion was very adventurous and loved to travel to faraway lands including China, Alaska and Europe, but her favorite destination was always Pine Island, Florida. In her later years, she often could be found coloring on her iPad or finishing a puzzle or two.

She will be lovingly missed and remembered by her children, Mary Blanchard and husband Jay of Sterling, Cheryl Mattison and husband Chris of Sterling, Kevin Merchant and wife Naomi of Harmony, Florida, Peter Merchant and wife Robin of Gardner, and Thomas Merchant and wife Eppie of Leominster, as well as her daughter-in-law, Susan Merchant of Sutton, and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by her infant son Brian Merchant, her son Donald F. Merchant Jr., and her daughter Michelle Segur, along with three brothers and her sister.

Services will be private at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are under the care of Miles-Sterling Funeral & Tribute Center, Sterling.

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